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CWRU's annual Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll Conference (SDR2)
will continue to explore college students' pursuit of happiness
by examining pharmaceutical mixocologists and the hip hop generation,
among other controversial issues.
Mark Kingwell, author of the national bestseller In Pursuit
of Happiness: Better Living from Plato to Prozac, will give
the keynote address at this year's SDR2. His talk is from 12:10-1:25
p.m. September 26, 2002, at the Sculpture Gardens behind Thwing
Center.
All sessions of SDR2 are conducted from 1:30-5 p.m. September
26, 2002, at various rooms in Thwing Center. They are free to
faculty, staff and students at CWRU, the Cleveland Institute of
Art and Cleveland Institute of Music.
Kingwell, a professor at the University of Toronto, also wrote
The World We Want: Virtue, Vice and the Good Citizen and
will address the University on "America's Role in the World" from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. September 27 in the Thwing Center Ballroom.
This address is sponsored by the Annual Theme Committee of the
Office of the Provost with additional support from the Department
of Religion, University Office of Student Affairs and SDR2 .
SDR2 is an annual tradition that seeks to promote responsibility
in relationships, prevention of substance abuse and the discussion
of popular music and culture in relation to the lives of college
students. It is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff
to reflect on their lives in a creative environment with presenters
from various disciplines.
The conference kicks off with the controversial movie "Happiness"
at 8 p.m. September 25 in Strosacker Auditorium, followed by an
audience discussion led by Timothy Harry, assistant director of
the Cleveland Cinematheque. The film, presented by the conference
and the CWRU Film Society, chronicles the love stories of three
middle class New Jersey sisters and their dysfunctional families.
A featured session of the conference, co-sponsored by the African-American
Faculty Staff Organization and Multicultural Affairs, is "The
Hip Hop Generation: Culture, Politics and the New War of the Sexes"
by Bakari Kitwana, an author, National Public Radio music reviewer
and former editor of The Source and The Third World Press.
It takes place from 1:30-2:50 p.m. September 26 in Thwing. Kitwana
will discuss whether the hip hop generation and its rap music
is a powerful cultural and political movement or just another
passing fad.
In addition, nationally renowned poet and artist b. f. Maiz,
will discuss "The Beauty of the Blues and the Lasting Essence
of the African-American Experience" from 3-4:45 p.m. September
26 in Thwing.
Other conference sessions include:
- "Happiness is Adopting a Child . . . Will
it make couples happy? . . . Should Gays Be Allowed? Cosponsored
by United Protestant Campus Ministries, a straight and gay couple
will talk about their adoption experience, while a spokesperson
from Catholic Charities of Lorain will provide her perspectives.
- "Happiness is a Winning Team: The CWRU's
Women's Basketball Team:" Coach Kristen
Hughes and team members highlight their successful year and
explore the benefits of belonging to a team.
- "The Pursuit of Being Thin and Happy?"
Joy Pengilly of University Counseling Services discusses cultural
and historical perspectives and the role of media in weight
and body image.
- "Finding Happiness in the Latest Drug Cocktail:"
Jane Loisdaughter of the Free Crisis Hotline reveals what
street drugs are popular and what risks exist for pharmaceutical
mixocologists.
- "The Power of Gratitude . . . A Pathway
to Happiness?" Bill Hale of University Counseling Services
and the Center for Collegiate Behavioral Health, offers tips
and tools for increasing ways to be grateful, which has been
found to be a powerful healing force.
- "Go Directly to Jail or Take a Ride on
the Ohio Drug Treatment Initiative:" A debate on the Ohio
Drug Treatment Initiative featuring Jim Joyner of the Cuyahoga
County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board, Ed Orlett,
manager of the Ohio Campaign for New Drug Policy; Gregory Collins,
Cleveland Clinic Department of Psychiatry, Councilman Charles
E. Bibbs, Sr., East Cleveland; and Dan Peterca, Pre-Trial Services
Manager, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. This session
will be moderated by April Baer, morning host/producer of 90.3
FM/WCPN and Scott Frank, co-director of CWRU's Collaborative
for the Prevention of Addiction & Substance Abuse.
- "Music Lyrics: The Impact of Offensive
and Positive Lyrics on our Lives:"
Kris Koch, disc jockey from Num Num World Music Inc., points
out the influence of lyrics and reveals tips on how to discover
and develop a love of popular music.
The Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll Conference is sponsored by the
Office of Student Affairs, The Center for Collegiate Behavioral
Health, Student Activities and Housing and Residence Life and
co-sponsored, in part by the Office of the Provost, The Department
of Religion of the College of Arts and Sciences, African-American
Faculty-Staff Organization and several student organizations.
For more information, contact the co-chairs of this year's conference:
Jes Sellers, director of University Counseling Services & The
Center for Collegiate Behavioral Health, or Nicole Eggleston,
housing and residence life, at 368-5872.
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